“This analysis projects the state-by-state impact of converting Medicaid into a block grant and eliminating the planned expansion of the program by repealing the health reform law, as called for under the House Budget Plan. It finds that the plan would trigger major reductions in Medicaid program spending that could result in significant enrollment decreases compared to current projections, a shift with big implications for states, hospitals and tens of millions of low-income Americans who likely would wind up uninsured.”

“Hardest hit would be states, many in the South and West, that have not built up their healthcare safety nets in recent years. These states would have received a large influx of federal money in the healthcare law President Obama signed last year. In 2014, the law will make all Americans making less than 133% of the federal poverty level eligible for Medicaid.The House GOP plan, authored by Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), would eliminate that expansion and also slash $750 billion in federal spending on Medicaid over the next decade. The plan was approved by the House last month, though it is not expected to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate.”

No matter what political party you support—or if you are an independent—can you really trust the Tea Party/Republican Party when you are facing rough times even after years of hard work? Do you think ideological points from an Ayn Rand book will help you get treatment when you are sick? Will you have enough in a 401K to retire? What if the market collapses when it is time to retire?

People have an obligation to work if they are able. Work should pay off with a decent wage, the knowledge that you have coverage if you get sick, and that you will be able to retire and live decently at some point in your life.

The current Republican plans for our nation are so severe that working Americans will not be able to count on any of these things in return for the work they do each day.

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These folks ain’t budget hawks. As a family we had to look at our own budget. Now let’s suspend disbelief for a moment. Let’s leave aside a discussion of how folks are affected by cuts or how costs could increase. The long and short of it is that they are making hay out of small potatoes. If I stomped into my house and announced “okay, we’re cutting back. No more toilet paper!” it would make about as much sense as what they are doing. You start big and move to small. Medicaid is small compared to defense, social security/Medicare, et al. My wife and shared the sacrifice. Here, those that cannot afford care are being asked to sacrifice while oil companies making 200 billion annually cannot part with their four billion in subsidies. Hmmmmmmm

Just another chapter in the RepubliCONs war on the middle class.
There has been a contract put out on working class Americans. The real challenge will be whether people get out and vote to prevent the short-sighted conservatives from destroying the country.